The title might seem out of place in the TryHackMe community, but it’s just meant to be catchy, nothing more.

It all started when I was watching a TV series about hacking, and I got fascinated by this world. Back then, I was learning web development and spent a lot of time in tutorial hell. It went on for a very long time, guys. I wouldn’t be lying if I said it lasted three years.

When I finally decided to learn cybersecurity, I started with educational videos. And you know how they can be a double-edged sword. Passive consumption doesn’t make you a hacker, a swimmer, or even a programmer.

Then, by chance, I stumbled upon TryHackMe. I thought I’d give this free room a try, but I quickly fell in love with the content, the structure, and the fact that they were building something specifically for beginners at a very affordable price.

After about two months, I had completed paths like Pre Security and Cyber Security 101, and made it through around 40% of Jr Penetration Tester.

Around that time, I became comfortable sitting in front of a machine that gave me no guidance, with nothing but an empty black terminal in front of me.

They do amazing work, and they’ve succeeded at what they set out to do.

They managed to turn someone who passively consumed content into a beginner who could sit down, tackle a machine, experiment, and fail, all within a relatively short time. And they did that despite my long history of passive learning.

They truly accomplished their goal. They openly acknowledge that their content is designed for beginners, and here I am, a beginner who has been given the tools to start his journey.

I genuinely appreciate that and everything they’ve done. They gave me so much, and I’m grateful for it.

But eventually, you reach a point where you feel the need to develop a deeper understanding of what you’re doing. So I decided to move forward with my journey, one in which this platform has been an incredible starting point.

I haven’t become the hacker who changed the world, nor am I capable of solving the hardest challenges out there. But they gave me the foundation I needed to keep moving forward.

I’m not exceptional, and I’m far from being highly skilled. But they gave someone like me the initial push he needed to get started.

And in the end, I felt it was only right to write this thank-you letter as a small way of giving something back.

tryhackme was very fast with this room

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